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CS/CS/SB 1018: Designation of Eligible Telecommunications Carriers

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities ; Bean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stargel

Designation of Eligible Telecommunications Carriers; Revising the term “eligible telecommunications carrier”; authorizing the Public Service Commission to designate any commercial mobile radio service provider as an eligible telecommunications carrier for the purpose of providing Lifeline service, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/28/2017 Senate • Filed
12/13/2017 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 78
1/5/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 01/10/18, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 78
1/10/2018 Senate • CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 142
1/11/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 159
1/12/2018 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 142
2/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/06/18, 11:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
2/6/2018 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 297
2/7/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 302
2/8/2018 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 297
2/19/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/22/18, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/22/2018 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 384
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 384
2/27/2018 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/18 -SJ 435
3/1/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 428
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/2/2018 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 562
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 562
3/2/2018 House • In Messages
3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages